# How to make horizontal bar graph?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-graph\
**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723 "2026-01-23T20:44:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Miksos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/miksos/32/144363_2.png) [@Miksos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Miksos)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723/1 "2026-01-23T20:44:21Z")

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I can’t create horizontal bar graphs, I find mentions in old post about them, and videos but in my version of Elastic I am unable to create one ? I will be grateful for some info. Thanks !

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**Author:** ![Tortoise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tortoise/32/147587_2.png) [@Tortoise](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tortoise)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723/2 "2026-01-23T21:21:32Z")

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Hello @Miksos

Please share the Kibana version?

Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![Miksos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/miksos/32/144363_2.png) [@Miksos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Miksos)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723/3 "2026-01-23T22:45:28Z")

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My Kibana version is 8.19.9

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**Author:** ![Tortoise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tortoise/32/147587_2.png) [@Tortoise](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tortoise)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723/4 "2026-01-24T01:37:14Z")

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Hello @Miksos

I see there are 2 ways :

```auto
 1. Visualize Library > Create Visualization > Legacy > Aggregation based > Horizontal bar
 2. Lens > Barchart > Appearance > Horizontal/Vertical

```

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/b/5bbeb3474fa09eb8500061a494e5c4bd853e7dce.png)

Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723/5 "2026-01-24T06:58:35Z")

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And the Lens way is the best approach 😉

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**Author:** ![Miksos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/miksos/32/144363_2.png) [@Miksos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Miksos)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-make-horizontal-bar-graph/384723/6 "2026-01-24T10:11:00Z")

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Damn, I didn’t even think about looking to the left, Thank you very much guys ! Oh, and my appaerance settings are on the right so it is all on me. Sorry for making a dumb post 😃

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/3/2307fc542d70308e6f31bebefc0d3d4999823eac.png)